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chump change Theme: MONEY n. a small amount of money; the kind of salary or amount of money a chump would work for.I refuse to work for chump change! I want a real job.It may be chump change, but it's better than nothing.
chump change noun a small amount of money US, 1968
chump changeA tiny, trifling, and/or inconsequential amount of money. To most people, $2,000 is a lot to spend on anything, but to the country's mega rich, it is merely chump change. I'm only getting paid chump change for all this hard work I'm doing. chump changeA trivial sum of money, a trivial matter. For example, Dave was sick of working for chump change; he wanted a decent salary, or Don't put that on the agenda; it's chump change. This expression uses chump in the sense of "a fool or sucker who should be ignored." [Slang; 1960s] Also see chicken feed. chump change n. a small amount of money; the kind of salary or amount of money a chump would work for. I refuse to work for chump change! I want a real job. |